👀 ICYMI: Part 1 of our 4-part series on data brokers is live.

I Googled myself expecting old social accounts—what I found was my home address, family ties, and voter info splashed across 50+ sites.

This series unpacks how we got here, why it matters, and what you can do.

👉 Start with Part 1:
https://medium.com/@biytelum/i-found-my-home-address-on-50-websites-heres-what-scared-me-most-48130dc09a98

#Privacy #DataBroker #OSINT #BiyteLüm

Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From #Google

https://www.wired.com/story/hassan-data-broker-opt-out-letter/

#DataBroker #privacy #politics

Deine Daten machen Weltreisen, während du auf der Couch sitzt.

#daten #privacy #datenschutz #datenspuren #tracking #databroker #weltreise #TotalÜberwachtAberHappy

Heads up, folks:

Michael Kan reports that National Public Data is back under new owners: https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to

Here is the direct link to their opt-out page instructions:
https://nationalpublicdata.com/optout.html

I had opted out previously after their humongous #databreach last year. When I checked my name now, it did not find my profile, so if you opted out before, you may still be opted out, but better safe than sorry: check and opt-out if needed.

#NPD #NationalPublicData #OptOut #DataBroker #Privacy

What Does #Palantir Actually Do?

Palantir is often called a data broker, a data miner, or a giant database of personal information. In reality, it’s none of these—but even former employees struggle to explain it.
#privacy #security #databroker #dataminer

https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-what-the-company-does/

#DuckDuckGo: Try #PrivacyPro for 7 Days with New Free Trials

https://spreadprivacy.com/privacy-pro-free-trials/

#privacy #DataBroker #VPN

#Minnesota #ShootingSuspect Allegedly Used #DataBroker Sites to Find Targets’ #Addresses

https://www.wired.com/story/minnesota-lawmaker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/

My spouse attempted to commit suicide about a month ago. This is not the kind of thing I would normally share on Mastodon, but it has led to something that I need to share. I am in my early 30s and my partner is in their mid 20s. Neither of us has any known health condition that would make one assume we were not long for this world. Ever since my partner's recent attempt, we have started getting a new kind of mail: targeted advertisements for cremation and burial services. Of course, these are only in my partner's name, making it obvious that this is not some kind of grim coincidence.

I am livid, and I want to publicly shame these companies (see photos for names and addresses), but I know that they must be using some marketing service, which is pulling from some dataset sold by some data broker. I know there is not only one person involved in this, but there are humans who made decisions that directly resulted in this harassment of a suicidal person. This harassment is a crime that any healthy society would rectify swiftly. Unfortunately, we are American, so I have little recourse other than to make this post.

#MentalHealth #marketing #dystopia #capitalism #USpol #crime #DataScience #DataBroker

✈️ Airlines Reporting Corporation (#ARC) requested that 🚔 US Customs and Border Protection Agency (#CBP) not publicly reveal that ARC had provided the data. 🤫

Saying: “why does it matter if you got nothing to hide” is on so many levels relevant and deeply black humor cynical.

#databroker #ice

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/data-brokers-are-selling-your-flight-information-cbp-and-ice